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Extreme gas, related to anxiety???
-protip, The gas is the only thing i really want gone the most ive tryed things like gas-x to no sucess (xanax works, but i am not prescribed them)
Hi, im 17 years old, ive had this problem for about 3-5 years now, not so sure how long its been i dont feel like doing the math, but its been since i was in eighth grade. I can rememberf the day like it was yesterday, i was sitting in health class and all of the sudden i started getting this gas that i couldnt stop, not loud like obvious farts, just like silent slow seeping gas, that i cant seem to stop no matter how hard i try. This happens when im around people (especially girls) , like if i have to sit infront of people in class or something it gets really bad, This is so terrible to have at my age, i feel as if im being robbed of my Golden years. I was really popular and had alot of friends before feeling this and now its like nobody even remembers me, I have dropped out of school because of this and its really destroying my life, ive been to gastro doctors and had blood tests and all of that, they tell me im normal, besides and ulcer or something in my stomach, which they say shouldnt cause the gas. Thid happens EVERYDAY, im tired of it, sometimes i think about what my life would be like had i never gotten this sickness, disease. I AM NOT A DRUG ADDICT, but just as a test i took a xanax from a friend to see if it was anxiety, and guess what...... The gas stopped when i took it. I dont understand how this can happen, Is it all in my mind???? am i going crazy??? sometimes i have to ask myself these questions. I had a hard childhood and i was for the most part normal until that day in 8th grade. I get real nervous when im about to go out or something with my friend because I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN, this is the worst feeling. It makes you feel as if your friend dont want to hangout with you or something just cause you have it, and i also feel guilty being around them because lets be honest who wants to sniff a fart all day. Over the past years i found myself hiding in my room trying to stay away from civilazation because i DONT want to be the stinky kid, and ruin my whole reputation over something i didnt ask for...... Sometimes i wonder why god would do this to me, Is he trying to teach me a lesson??? sometimes this makes me even question if there is a god, i beg him for a cure or help Often and he never answers back, i mean if god is real how could he do this to me, Ive never done anything to deserve this, in fact my whole life for the most part has been crap so he should give me a break. Anyhow this isnt a religious site so ill stick to topic and explain more in depth what i feel when this goes on, because ive been trying to analyze it more and more over the years tyo understand and hopefully try to conqour. When this is going on sometimes i feel a burning in the middle of my chest, almost as if something is evaporating in my stomach and i can feel it. I find myself Yawning alot when im not even tired. I cannot sit anywhere around people, My butt feels so unconfortable, Anywhere, no matter how conforable the chair i still get this gas around people and i dont understand. Sometimes i try to burp to see if it calms the gas from coming out the stinky end, ..........No help..... it still happens - I noticed the musle in my chest are a little bit uneven, i dont know if this has anything to do with it - Sometimes, i get a really sharp "eletric" type shock feeling in my left shoulder blade. Sometimes when im sitting and the gas starts and i try to reposition the way im sitting it helps the gas a little. The gas does not happen as much whem im standing. or behind people, like if im sitting in the back of the class, or back of the bus, then again sometimes it doesnt stop if people are near me. When someone is behind my back or something real close too me is when it REALLY kicks in, like if im sitting front seat of a car and someone is behind me, OMG id rather just not be there, then have to feel the way i do when im in the situation, which is why i mostly try to stay away from people, and why i dropped out of school..i am for the most part healthy, 17 year old male, 130 lbs. i just dont understand how or why this would happen to someone like me, the way i was living, i was a legend where i lived, everybody loved me, and it just started taking over my mind... I just want some answers, some help already please. When i have to poop it gets alot worse , the gas is alot more abundant and id image its more smelly, but hers another weird thing that i dont understand
This seemed important so i wanna make sure people see this I CAN NOT SMELL THE GAS, BUT I KNOW IT HAPPENS I DONT KNOW WHY BUT I JUST CANT SMELL IT BUT I CAN TELL OTHERS DO
My doctors are useless, they refer me to different doctors and tell me nothing is wrong i am fine.
I went to a shrink for about 2 visits and decided i didnt want to go anymore just because it felt unconfortable Talking to some lady about my life, Like what does she know its not like she is living with this disease, or overcame it
Also there is mental symptoms, im not sure if its because of the gas, or the gas is because of the mental problems, but sometimes i feel afraid to say stuff, and i just feel not myself, i find myself thinking in my head alot of the time im around people and feeling awkwardly unconfortable. The best way i can su this up is its like im fighting for control of my brain, my brain just wants to focus on the gas and what other people are thinking while verything around me goes on with life, im just left sitting there quiet thinking about what im feeling right now. The hiding away from people because of my gas is hard, sometimes i feel like it doesnt help but just worsens it because then i have less human interactiong, but i really dont want people to see me like this, its like my life has been one constant stress since i got this and i beleive its going to make me die young, Stress is no good for the body and thats all i know anymore is stress and pain, because i dont ever feel happy or excited about anything because i know my stomach is going to act up everywhere i go and ruin the mood.
Its funny how i looked at life before this, I couldnt understand how such small things could have such big reprecussions until this happened to me, like some people dont chose their lifestyle and some things are just brought unto them. This has helped me alot become a more passive person, and understand peoples struggles, like before you might find me once in a while making fun of someone becaue the way they smell or look but now that i have this problem its like WOW maybe they didnt choose it, so now i very rarely/never judge people, thats one of the only ways this has helped me. It has sucked the life out of me literally, i dont even feel like me anymore, the old Kyle i knew is long gone i think to myself,
And i wonder will this ever go away .....
I plan to join the marines in a couple years, and i dont know how that experience will be with this going on, i dont know if i have the will power to make it. Peoples thoughts about me really get to me, Like if i did join the marines owuld they know me as the STINKY marine???? or would they think of me as one of them, a normal guy just trying to make it. Sometimes i feel like the gas makes people think i Pooped myself or something, thi is hard because Ive never talked to any of my friends or anything about this...... They know it happens as well as i, but we've just never talked about it, it would be a very awkward and unconfortable moment, But sometimes i jsut want to let them know, "Its only gas guys and something is wrong with my stomach, or better yet my mind......blah...blah...blah" but i can never seem to find the balls to do it.
ANY INPUT AT ALL IS APPRECIATED, ALSO OTHERS THAT SHARE MY STRUGGLE STAY STRONG ITS HARD MAN JUST KEEP ON GIVIN IT ALL.
Hi, im 17 years old, ive had this problem for about 3-5 years now, not so sure how long its been i dont feel like doing the math, but its been since i was in eighth grade. I can rememberf the day like it was yesterday, i was sitting in health class and all of the sudden i started getting this gas that i couldnt stop, not loud like obvious farts, just like silent slow seeping gas, that i cant seem to stop no matter how hard i try. This happens when im around people (especially girls) , like if i have to sit infront of people in class or something it gets really bad, This is so terrible to have at my age, i feel as if im being robbed of my Golden years. I was really popular and had alot of friends before feeling this and now its like nobody even remembers me, I have dropped out of school because of this and its really destroying my life, ive been to gastro doctors and had blood tests and all of that, they tell me im normal, besides and ulcer or something in my stomach, which they say shouldnt cause the gas. Thid happens EVERYDAY, im tired of it, sometimes i think about what my life would be like had i never gotten this sickness, disease. I AM NOT A DRUG ADDICT, but just as a test i took a xanax from a friend to see if it was anxiety, and guess what...... The gas stopped when i took it. I dont understand how this can happen, Is it all in my mind???? am i going crazy??? sometimes i have to ask myself these questions. I had a hard childhood and i was for the most part normal until that day in 8th grade. I get real nervous when im about to go out or something with my friend because I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN, this is the worst feeling. It makes you feel as if your friend dont want to hangout with you or something just cause you have it, and i also feel guilty being around them because lets be honest who wants to sniff a fart all day. Over the past years i found myself hiding in my room trying to stay away from civilazation because i DONT want to be the stinky kid, and ruin my whole reputation over something i didnt ask for...... Sometimes i wonder why god would do this to me, Is he trying to teach me a lesson??? sometimes this makes me even question if there is a god, i beg him for a cure or help Often and he never answers back, i mean if god is real how could he do this to me, Ive never done anything to deserve this, in fact my whole life for the most part has been crap so he should give me a break. Anyhow this isnt a religious site so ill stick to topic and explain more in depth what i feel when this goes on, because ive been trying to analyze it more and more over the years tyo understand and hopefully try to conqour. When this is going on sometimes i feel a burning in the middle of my chest, almost as if something is evaporating in my stomach and i can feel it. I find myself Yawning alot when im not even tired. I cannot sit anywhere around people, My butt feels so unconfortable, Anywhere, no matter how conforable the chair i still get this gas around people and i dont understand. Sometimes i try to burp to see if it calms the gas from coming out the stinky end, ..........No help..... it still happens - I noticed the musle in my chest are a little bit uneven, i dont know if this has anything to do with it - Sometimes, i get a really sharp "eletric" type shock feeling in my left shoulder blade. Sometimes when im sitting and the gas starts and i try to reposition the way im sitting it helps the gas a little. The gas does not happen as much whem im standing. or behind people, like if im sitting in the back of the class, or back of the bus, then again sometimes it doesnt stop if people are near me. When someone is behind my back or something real close too me is when it REALLY kicks in, like if im sitting front seat of a car and someone is behind me, OMG id rather just not be there, then have to feel the way i do when im in the situation, which is why i mostly try to stay away from people, and why i dropped out of school..i am for the most part healthy, 17 year old male, 130 lbs. i just dont understand how or why this would happen to someone like me, the way i was living, i was a legend where i lived, everybody loved me, and it just started taking over my mind... I just want some answers, some help already please. When i have to poop it gets alot worse , the gas is alot more abundant and id image its more smelly, but hers another weird thing that i dont understand
This seemed important so i wanna make sure people see this I CAN NOT SMELL THE GAS, BUT I KNOW IT HAPPENS I DONT KNOW WHY BUT I JUST CANT SMELL IT BUT I CAN TELL OTHERS DO
My doctors are useless, they refer me to different doctors and tell me nothing is wrong i am fine.
I went to a shrink for about 2 visits and decided i didnt want to go anymore just because it felt unconfortable Talking to some lady about my life, Like what does she know its not like she is living with this disease, or overcame it
Also there is mental symptoms, im not sure if its because of the gas, or the gas is because of the mental problems, but sometimes i feel afraid to say stuff, and i just feel not myself, i find myself thinking in my head alot of the time im around people and feeling awkwardly unconfortable. The best way i can su this up is its like im fighting for control of my brain, my brain just wants to focus on the gas and what other people are thinking while verything around me goes on with life, im just left sitting there quiet thinking about what im feeling right now. The hiding away from people because of my gas is hard, sometimes i feel like it doesnt help but just worsens it because then i have less human interactiong, but i really dont want people to see me like this, its like my life has been one constant stress since i got this and i beleive its going to make me die young, Stress is no good for the body and thats all i know anymore is stress and pain, because i dont ever feel happy or excited about anything because i know my stomach is going to act up everywhere i go and ruin the mood.
Its funny how i looked at life before this, I couldnt understand how such small things could have such big reprecussions until this happened to me, like some people dont chose their lifestyle and some things are just brought unto them. This has helped me alot become a more passive person, and understand peoples struggles, like before you might find me once in a while making fun of someone becaue the way they smell or look but now that i have this problem its like WOW maybe they didnt choose it, so now i very rarely/never judge people, thats one of the only ways this has helped me. It has sucked the life out of me literally, i dont even feel like me anymore, the old Kyle i knew is long gone i think to myself,
And i wonder will this ever go away .....
I plan to join the marines in a couple years, and i dont know how that experience will be with this going on, i dont know if i have the will power to make it. Peoples thoughts about me really get to me, Like if i did join the marines owuld they know me as the STINKY marine???? or would they think of me as one of them, a normal guy just trying to make it. Sometimes i feel like the gas makes people think i Pooped myself or something, thi is hard because Ive never talked to any of my friends or anything about this...... They know it happens as well as i, but we've just never talked about it, it would be a very awkward and unconfortable moment, But sometimes i jsut want to let them know, "Its only gas guys and something is wrong with my stomach, or better yet my mind......blah...blah...blah" but i can never seem to find the balls to do it.
ANY INPUT AT ALL IS APPRECIATED, ALSO OTHERS THAT SHARE MY STRUGGLE STAY STRONG ITS HARD MAN JUST KEEP ON GIVIN IT ALL.
Hello there, I'm a 16 year girl and I have had a similar problem to you and it started in the 8th grade. I started to look up things on the Internet to give me a clue unto what I was feeling, then I came across your post a whileeee ago actually and I was so suprised that mostly everyone's extreme gas started around the 8th grade. My problem was THE SAME AS YOURS seriously, I would pass gas 24/7 and it made me more antisocial than I already was and my friends knew something was up cause I wouldn't like sitting near them and everything. However tho, recently God has truly changed my life. I always knew I had anxiety, but I never connected that it could be because of anxiety that I was getting SO MUCH GAS, so around half of this week I started to do what I thought the impossible: relax. I would be in class and I'll erase my mind and I'll stop looking around to see if anyone was smelling my gas or anything and I legit just FOCUSED I focused on work, I focused on what the teacher was say, I even just focused on thinking about a YouTube vid. God has cured me. I can honestly say that this whole time it has been a test to me. God wants us to stop being anxious, because knowing him is knowing PEACE. God has cured and it's still crazy for me to say that cause I've been dealing with this for so long but it's true and I just wanted to share. Also remember everyone that "anxiety in the brain is anxiety in the stomach" and also I wouldn't JUDGE ANYONE who has to take a Xanax to feel at peace and God bless you all.
It's good to know I'm not alone in the world.
I'm 25 year old female and have had this problem since I was a teenager.
I also have food intolerances as I can't eat dairy or wheat and think this could have also been what started it.
Although I have changed my diet it still hasn't got rid of the gas.
I find it usually happens in places where there are lots of people or when I'm stressed or worried about something. An I find if someone is near me it's like I'm really aware and that causes me to get really anxious.
I haven't found a cure but I think all we can do is carry on our lives and pretend not to notice it, there's nothing else that we can do. So that is what I do I work and try to live as normal a life as possible.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
I'm 25 year old female and have had this problem since I was a teenager.
I also have food intolerances as I can't eat dairy or wheat and think this could have also been what started it.
Although I have changed my diet it still hasn't got rid of the gas.
I find it usually happens in places where there are lots of people or when I'm stressed or worried about something. An I find if someone is near me it's like I'm really aware and that causes me to get really anxious.
I haven't found a cure but I think all we can do is carry on our lives and pretend not to notice it, there's nothing else that we can do. So that is what I do I work and try to live as normal a life as possible.
Thanks for sharing your experiences.
What was that unacceptable gas from ? Is it the cause of anxiety ?
How did you change your life to a better life ?
How did you change your life to a better life ?
Yes, I have this too, even that part about uneven muscles surprisingly. I am only going into 9th grade and female weighing about 95 pounds and it started half way through 8th. Somebody posted a fake profile about me talking about "I'll send you nudes" and all that ****, and I think that triggered the nervous gas.
I sit in the middle of the classroom in the period where the gas is the worst unfortunately, and I know that people can smell it unlike me. Their words and faces give it away.
Instead of ignoring it though, they decide to talk about the "gross girl" and don't even try hard to make sure I can't hear them. So my problem got worse.
I barely made it through HALF a year with the problem and many days I refused to go in fear of the people who just wouldn't let it go, who decided that they're free to make me suicidal without consequences.
I'm halfway through summer now and I'm about to go into high school. I'm not going to make it. I'm having suicidal thoughts and I think I'll just end it soon. So in other words. Yes. The problem is ****. I don't smell it or anything. I tried gas x and prescriptions the doctors have me. I even meditate. I'm relatively healthy. I really want to just tell everybody "sorry" for the thing that is destroying my social life. People avoid me at school, moving away when they see me. I honestly thought I had a future but because of this "wonderful gift", I guess not.
I sit in the middle of the classroom in the period where the gas is the worst unfortunately, and I know that people can smell it unlike me. Their words and faces give it away.
Instead of ignoring it though, they decide to talk about the "gross girl" and don't even try hard to make sure I can't hear them. So my problem got worse.
I barely made it through HALF a year with the problem and many days I refused to go in fear of the people who just wouldn't let it go, who decided that they're free to make me suicidal without consequences.
I'm halfway through summer now and I'm about to go into high school. I'm not going to make it. I'm having suicidal thoughts and I think I'll just end it soon. So in other words. Yes. The problem is ****. I don't smell it or anything. I tried gas x and prescriptions the doctors have me. I even meditate. I'm relatively healthy. I really want to just tell everybody "sorry" for the thing that is destroying my social life. People avoid me at school, moving away when they see me. I honestly thought I had a future but because of this "wonderful gift", I guess not.
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Please don't think of suicide, I know it seems like the end but we must find ways around this awful problem. Talk to your parents, anyway you can home school? You have been so strong so far and you cannot give up.
I have the same problem and it's so nice to know that I'm not the only one affected by this because I went to the doctors and he just started laughing in my face. It started in 8th grade and ever since then it hasn't left me. I wouldn't wish this upon anyone it really destroys your life. It eliminates the small things you can do like sit in a class, drive a car, go to work, travel and basically hang out with people. It's not like You can stop it from happening, You can't do anything about, you don't even know if you did it and you don't smell it so you are constantly in a panicked state. Since I can't smell it when it happens I noticed that peoples nose flare whenever they smell something so I've just been constantly staring at noses. I can't just sit somewhere I have to clench because there are no warning signs that it's gonna happen. The fact that i can't even feel it makes me want to never go outside. People are also not so kind they say things like "oh what's that smell" really loud so now I'm even more stressed out because I don't smell anything and I know it's me. People also give disgusted glares and start rubbing there noses when I walk by, it makes me feel even less than a human. Like I wanna die because of this I just can't live the rest of my life like this.
It's been 7 years now and it keeps getting worse. I never want to go to work but my mom is forcing me to work full time (which I am) so basically everyday for 8hrs I have to work like this. By the time I get off work it's rush hour time in the buses and I have to bus home so now I'm even more mortified and stressed out. I miss buses because of how packed it is and get off 1 stop earlier because I couldn't deal with the people inside. I thought finally finishing school would make me free of having too be around people but unfortunately having to be surrounded by people never leaves. School wasn't happy place for me either I was bullied in every grade by my friends and popular kids in class up until grade 11 and by grade 12 I just stopped trying to have friends like screw you I'd rather be a loner. Seriously don't remember any happy time in my life and this condition has seriously made me contemplate why I should live my life. However I would never go through with it because i have a lot more to see in life. I was given a life and I will damn see the end of it. I really hope there is a cure for this because I fear I will live the rest of my life alone and robbed of any joy in my life.
It's been 7 years now and it keeps getting worse. I never want to go to work but my mom is forcing me to work full time (which I am) so basically everyday for 8hrs I have to work like this. By the time I get off work it's rush hour time in the buses and I have to bus home so now I'm even more mortified and stressed out. I miss buses because of how packed it is and get off 1 stop earlier because I couldn't deal with the people inside. I thought finally finishing school would make me free of having too be around people but unfortunately having to be surrounded by people never leaves. School wasn't happy place for me either I was bullied in every grade by my friends and popular kids in class up until grade 11 and by grade 12 I just stopped trying to have friends like screw you I'd rather be a loner. Seriously don't remember any happy time in my life and this condition has seriously made me contemplate why I should live my life. However I would never go through with it because i have a lot more to see in life. I was given a life and I will damn see the end of it. I really hope there is a cure for this because I fear I will live the rest of my life alone and robbed of any joy in my life.
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